Nigeria (Grant Green album)
1980 studio album by Grant Green
Nigeria Grant Green featuring performances recorded for the Blue Note label on January 13, 1962 but not released until 1980.[ 1] Sonny Clark and bassist Sam Jones return from Green’s previous session, Gooden's Corner, and are joined by legendary drummer, Art Blakey . The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Just classic Green".[ 2]
Track listing
"Airegin " (Sonny Rollins ) - 7:32
"It Ain't Necessarily So " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 10:22
"I Concentrate on You " (Cole Porter ) - 5:48
"The Things We Did Last Summer " (Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne ) - 5:56
"The Song Is You " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Jerome Kern ) - 7:46
Personnel
References
Studio albums Live albums Soundtracks
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader As sideman
Minor Move Tina Brooks , 1958)Blue Serge Serge Chaloff , 1956)Lou Takes Off Lou Donaldson , 1957)Bone & Bari Curtis Fuller , 1957)Curtis Fuller Volume 3 Two Bones Go! Dexter Gordon , 1962)A Swingin' Affair Soul Stirrin' The 45 Session Gooden's Corner Grant Green , 1961)Oleo Nigeria The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark Born to Be Blue The Congregation Johnny Griffin , 1957)John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell Showcase Philly Joe Jones , 1959)Cliff Craft Clifford Jordan , 1957)Jackie's Bag Jackie McLean , 1959)A Fickle Sonance Vertigo Tippin' the Scales Poppin' Hank Mobley , 1957)Hank Mobley Curtain Call Candy Lee Morgan , 1957–58)Easy Living The Sound of Sonny Sonny Rollins , 1957)Smithville Louis Smith , 1957)Stan 'The Man' Turrentine Jubilee Shout!!! Stanley Turrentine , 1962)Preach Brother! Don Wilkerson , 1962)
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